WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a strong 272,000 jobs in May, accelerating from April and a sign that companies are still confident enough in the economy to keep hiring despite persistently high interest rates.…

Virginia “Gin” Lea Peters, age 72, passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Iola, Kan. She was born May 7, 1952, in Nowata, Okla., to Enve McDaniel and Mae (Buck) Morris.  In 1970, Gin was…

The long-stalled farm bill took a step forward in the House of Representatives last month as a Republican-led proposal made it out of the agriculture committee. The clock is ticking as the extension of the…

TOPEKA — The national chief strategist for No Labels says Kansas GOP political operative Kris Van Meteren is unaffiliated with the party and “fraudulently misrepresented himself” when he filed nominations under the party’s name. Those…

Growing up, I regarded a few of my parents’ friends as a cast of characters; some of whom had a larger than usual influence on my life.  Marlene Lenski was irreverent and intimidating; and thus…

On May 31, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled on a case challenging the state’s 2021 election laws that made it more difficult for Kansas citizens to vote.  In its majority decision, the Court states that…

Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin of “The View” have not been helping the Women’s National Basketball Association nor its most famous star, Caitlin Clark. Nor have they been doing right by the Chicago Sky’s Chennedy…

TOPEKA — Republicans Kyler Sweely and Tyson Thrall took circuitous routes to becoming candidates for the Kansas House district centered on Hutchinson. The two candidates will go head-to-head in the Aug. 6 primary for the…

PARIS (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday for the first time publicly apologized to Ukraine for a monthslong congressional holdup in American military assistance that let Russia make gains on the battlefield. Biden…

Results from Thursday’s Iola Recreation Department action: Jr. Bitty Ball American Family Insurance 12, Sonic Drive-In 5. Hits for American Family: Vincent Ramirez, 3 s; Arlo Franklin, 4 s; Hoyt George, 3 s; Braxten Thompson,…